Browsing Unitec Symposium Contributions by Title
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The effectiveness of signage at mitigating visitor-bird interactions at Auckland Zoo
(2022-12-09)Auckland Zoo has had reports of high levels of visitor-bird interactions in three walkthrough aviaries: red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) (RTBC), kea (Nestor notabilis), and kaka (Nestor meridionalis). ... -
Effectiveness of stock index forecasting using LSTM model : evidence from New Zealand
(2020-12-08)Introduction Purpose Methodology Key findings Conclusion Research limitation -
Evaluating the role of exam blueprinting as a tool to improve the exam quality and students’ achievements
(2021-12-07)BACKGROUND The written exam is a complicated step in the educational process; this step is of equal importance to teachers and learners. Students are frequently asking their teachers “what are the topics that will be ... -
Evaluation of a server under DDOS cyber attack
(2022-12-09)Principle HTTP DDOS Statistics Impact Testbed settings Monitoring - Wireshark Performance metrics Result - TPS (Transactions per second) Result - response time References -
Evidence of interference competition between the invasive plague skink and a native skink
(2022-12-09)Competition between species Types of interspecific competition Plague skinks (Lampropholis delicata), Does the plague skink compete with native skinks Examining behavioural interactions Results Conclusions -
The evolution of citizen science: An Aotearoa New Zealand case study
(2021-12)Restoration: native habitat, eradication of invasive species, species translocations The volunteers Types of citizen science: contributory, collaborative, co-created, collegial, contractual Examples of citizen science ... -
Exploiting the vulnerabilities of LTE Wi-Fi sharing devices
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Field study of summer indoor thermal environment of school buildings with different building envelopes, structures and partitions
(2022-12-08)The redevelopment of Avondale College from 2010 to 2014 (design by Jasmax ) represented one of the biggest school rebuilding programs in New Zealand’s history. The project provides the school’s 2750 students with 92 new ... -
Field-data collection on Tiritiri Matangi Island: A collaboration between Unitec and volunteers
(2021-12)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES • Systematic collection of spatial data: decision making tool • Planning and project implementation • Monitoring and management • Generate maps for publication and information • Tiritiri ... -
Finding me in the academy : a Cook Island, Samoan world view
(2020-10-09)I have learnt …about me I have learnt, someone believed in me I have learnt, you bring yourself into the teaching I have learnt identity, ancestry has relevance, presence I have learnt, I walk, carry, dance with ... -
Foraging by breeding tākapu / Australasian Gannets in Tīkapa Moana / Hauraki Gulf
(2021-12)RESEARCH QUESTIONS • How do tākapu partition the gulf resource? • Potentially explains different populations trends in inner vs outer gulf • Are there favoured foraging areas? • How persistent are these? • Do individual ... -
Forecasting public housing tender price in Auckland market
(2021-12)Background Problem statement Research questions: • What are the factors affecting the accuracy of public housing’s tender price? • How much impact does each factor have on the accuracy of public housing tender ... -
Fostering active assessment: Re-convergence of student learning profile and assessment methods
(2022-12-08)Current practice Research questions Are memory-based assessment methods used in tertiary education institutes valid for today’s students? • How valid is memory-based assessments in tertiary education programmes of ... -
From the frontline of social work to the classroom: Some Indigenous autoethnographic insights
(2022-12)Methodology and methods Question: Why is it so difficult to transition from industry to academia? Our experiences Industry to academia: Challenges, The importance of self-efficacy Dr Louise Wilson's (2022) work Find ... -
Future nursing workforce: pathways to aged care nursing?
(2020-12-07)We are all getting older New Zealand's population prediction to 2052 Registered nurses The Academy Future nursing workforce Aim and objectives Stages of the Project Results of analysis Aged care : top of mind Narrative ... -
Gallery One : our creative research practice space
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Gender mainstreaming in Tuvalu
(2020-10-09)What is gender? Gender mainstreaming since 1990’s Gender mainstreaming in Tuvalu Gender mainstreaming processes Key constraints to gender mainstreaming in the Pacific Strengths of a Tuvalu girl/woman Proposing a ... -
Haʻamo Taha: Tongan Social Workers Network Aotearoa
(2022-12-08)Overview • Puipuituʻa: Why was Haʻamo taha • Kamataʻanga: How did Haʻamo Taha started? • Uhinga: Why the term Haʻamo Taha ? • Tefitoʻi moʻoni: Principles of Haʻamo Taha • Founga: Haʻamo Taha framework • Tefitoʻi ilo: ... -
The health-related properties and potential applications of yacon concentrate NZFOS+
(2021-12)Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius), a sustainable foodstuff, is perceived as a functional food because it contains biologically active components e.g. fructooligosaccharides (FOS), inulin, and phenolic compounds that may ... -
The highs and lows of developing a transdisciplinary Research Centre and the importance of applied research
(2021-12)Unitec’s strengths lie in its applied and practical focus and its strong relationships with community and industry. In 2011 Unitec developed a procedure for establishing research centres; formally-constituted groupings of ...